That reminded me that this was my first Walkman in 1986. My brother had also one of these.

We were very proud to own such a expensive device and enjoyed it very much. Such a lovely little device (size I think about the size of a brick) where you could not only listen to tape but also to AM/FM radio.

So share your Hi-Tech Personal stuff from back to the 80s. _________________That's the beauty of music. They can't take that away from you. (Andy Dufresne - The Shawshank Redemption)
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LOL I had some of those in school when they used to teach you "this is a computer and its a toy"

WOW D_M did they tech you that?

Here they tought us "this is a computer and it will control your future life" _________________That's the beauty of music. They can't take that away from you. (Andy Dufresne - The Shawshank Redemption)
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@ D_M & Sirius: when the microcomputers arrived I was finishing high school so my first contact with them was to work on them already. I was kicked from my first work (as a trainee) because I usually only talked about apples and TRS-80s. Then I gonna to a large company (1981) and there was some microcomputers over there (TRS-80s). As I only wanted to work on them, people passed to call me "microman" _________________Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
(Borg Collective, 1989)

Death_Medic
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject:

Yeah school didn't teach you to much about computers by me._________________- Does this hurt ? -

the_lake_effect
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:57 am Post subject:

O....M....G!

*tries not to hyperventilate from seeing all the toys...*_________________They'll fix you. They fix everything.

JERIC
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:40 am Post subject:

I had a "ghetto blaster" like the small one on top. In fact, that was its name since I placed letter stickers on it stating so.

Dual cassettes was one of the best presents I got as a kid. I've been making my own "mix tapes" since then. I also would take apart cassettes and wind them upside down so I can listen to music backwards.

I would also spend a lot of time doodling in class designing my own boomboxes with elaborate equalizers and other fancy features. Sony should have hired me.

Fairycat
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Posted:
Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject:

Fear the awesome computing power of an Apple II:

I played my very first computer game on this called Oregon Trail.

One time I decided not to pay someone to ferry across one of the rivers because it was only two feet deep. What could happen? Yeah most of my family drowned and I lost everything. I guess I should have bought swimming lessons instead of that extra ox...that drown too by the way.

Good times.

JERIC
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject:

Oregon Trail! Yes I remember that! Thanks for kicking the dust off another memory of mine.

Death_Medic
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Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject:

YES!!!! The Oregon Trail I remember that!!! It was classic I would like to find that again. I'm gonna see if I can find it right now._________________- Does this hurt ? -

Edit: I am playing the game right now. I am two days out from the starting place and someone in my party has already died. What the!?!_________________I cannot be responsible for future messages, as apparently my cat has learned to type! Ahh! Here she comes!

alchemist
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

I first thought you owned the whole ghetto blaster collection, JERIC Looks like you were predestined to be a (web) radio addict!

My first hi-tech toys were:

Donkey Kong II which was Dual screen, just like my DS! then a Microvision, the true gameboy ancestor and best of all my Amstrad (Schneider) CPC 6128, a computer that was very successful in Europe back in the 80s.